Leaving the Bay Islands we next stopped in Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland is New Zealand’s most populous city and is a multi-cultural hub of food, music, arts and culture. Also known as Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland sprawls over volcanic hills and […]
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THE CRUISING LIFE – SEVENTH CRUISE – BAY OF ISLANDS
The Bay of Islands is a New Zealand enclave encompassing more than 140 subtropical islands next to the country’s North Island. It’s known for its undeveloped beaches, big-game fishing and Maori cultural artefacts. It’s also […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – SEVENTH CRUISE – SYDNEY
Our next cruise was a bit more ambitious and we spent a lot of time planning all the details. We booked cruise onboard the Celebrity Solstice leaving from Sydney, Australia and ending up in Honolulu, […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – ANTIGUA
The next and last stop before heading to homeport of Ft Lauderdale was Antigua. Now if you have been following along you know that we visited Antigua on the first “leg” of this Back-to-Back cruise. […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – ST LUCIA
Leaving Barbados we set sail for Saint Lucia. St Lucia is the second largest of the Windward group in the Lesser Antilles and is located about 24 miles south of Martinique and some 21 miles […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – BARBADOS
Next up on our itinerary was the gorgeous island of Barbados. Our time here was short so we had signed up for a commercial tour (as opposed to DYI) so as to cram in as […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – GRENADA
It’s not called the Spice Island for nothing – you really can smell the nutmeg in the air on Grenada. And it could be called the Fruit Island for the luscious bounty growing in the […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – BONAIRE
Next up on this trip was the beautiful island of Bonaire. Bonaire is the B on the Island Trio known as ABC – Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. These islands have a lot in common but the cruise […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – ARUBA
If you have been following along on this “back-to-back” cruise, you know that we returned to Ft Lauderdale and disembarked most cruisers and took on a new group of cruisers. Liz and I were amongst […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – BACK-TO-BACK
When we left St Maarten we headed back to Ft Lauderdale. Most of the passengers would leave the ship and a whole new set of cruisers would get on. Some of us, however, would stay […]